| 水老鸦 | shui3 lao3 ya1 | common name for cormorant |
| 波澜老成 | bo1 lan2 lao3 cheng2 | awesome |
| 活到老，学到老 | huo2 dao4 lao3 xue2 dao4 lao3 | One is never too old to learn. (idiom) |
| 猫哭老鼠 | mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 | crocodile tears |
| 白头到老 | bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3 | until death do us part |
| 知心老朋友 | zhi1 xin1 lao3 peng2 you3 | old trusted friend |
| 秋老虎 | qiu1 lao3 hu3 | Indian summer |
| 空心老大 | kong1 xin1 lao3 da4 | pretentious and vacuous person |
| 算命老师 | suan4 ming4 lao3 shi1 | fortune-teller |
| 翻老账 | fan1 lao3 zhang4 | to reopen old wounds |
| 老三届 | lao3 san1 jie4 | school graduates from the cultural revolution |
| 老三样 | lao3 san1 yang4 | manner |
| 老乌恰 | lao3 wu1 qia4 | same as çƒé¯å…‹æ°æ乌é²å…‹æ°æ in Xinjiang |